If you've been wrongly accusedof child abuse:

Anticipate the worst is yet to come. Yet you must stay cool, calm and collective.

Create a timeline or chronology as you perceive the events and circumstances leading up to the accusation(s).

Educate yourself and your legal counsel. Read the current scientific literature by Ceci, Loftus, and other mental health
researchers who specialize in child/adult development and memory.

Study the groundbreaking work on children's suggestibilities and cognition by one of the foremost researchers in the
world - Dr. Stephen Ceci, author of Jeopardy in the Courtroom. To order, call 1-800-374-2721.

Tong's Tips:

Dean Tong, a nationally recognized authority in combating false abuse allegations, offers his advice. A complete version is available
in his books.

Fairly recent research suggests that SAID accusers, usually mothers about 3/4 of the time, suffer from Borderline Personality
Disorder (BPD). BPD sufferers often use the psychological phenomena of projection, whereby they try to pawn off their own
responsibilities onto others. The falsely accused in a SAID case should have the accuser independently evaluated for prospective
BPD.

What Not to Do If You Have Been Accused

Plea bargain, plead nolo contendre, no contest or accept an Alford plea or acceptance into a KIDS program.

Be afraid to question your attorney or his competence.

Retain a lawyer or psychologist without first perusing their Curriculum Vitae (CV).